2. OVERVIEW
The Social Giving Framework
Social Media for Grantmakers
Data: Big, Open, Strategic
Crowdfunding + Grantmaking
3. What’s the problem?
Philanthropy is seen, when it is seen, as…
Elitist
Opaque
Inaccessible
Unaccountable
Fickle
Arbitrary
Secretive
Arrogant
= Anti-Social
4.
5. It doesn’t have to be this way.
The socialgiving framework
provides new directions.
7. SOCIAL GIVING BENEFITS
Disrupt negative power
dynamics.
Tap into community and crowd
power (money, knowledge,
action).
Engineer for serendipitous
connections.
Takes the power of joy, play &
identity in giving seriously.
Millennial ready.
Philanthropy Designing for Innovation
10. Social Media
If you show your human side by communicating
like a human being, chances are good you will be
seen as accessible and approachable. Then you
are on your way to establishing a relationship and
building trust.
- Marie Deatherage, Meyer Memorial Trust,
Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency
12. Social Media
Strategically motivated sharing:
Save time! (no, really)
Enhance proposal quality & fit.
Celebrate & engage grantees.
Accelerate organizational learning.
Build thought leadership.
Transparency: give an “inside look.”
13. Social Media
Case Study: Knight
Foundation
Note the high
ratio of “re-
tweets”
A grantee
celebrating a
grantmaker!
15. Social Media
Getting started
Listen: start with grantees.
Choose one “audience” profile.
Choose one platform.
Leverage your existing information
assets: subscriptions, internal
reports, etc.
16. Social Media: a word of
warning
- Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency
18. Data
What’s a data strategy good for?
Save time! (yes, really)
Reduce bias and arbitrary
decisions.
Equity in accountability (aka
transparency).
Attract new expertise.
26. Crowdfunding for Grantmakers
Save time! (ok, maybe)
Surprise: the crowd has more $
than you.
Build your grantees’ capacity:
capital, supporters/volunteers, new
leaders.
Why should grantmakers care?
30. Crowdfunding for Grantmakers
Case Study: Kapor Center & Black Girls Code
+
$27K match generated $114k
New messaging: Everyone’s gift
matters!
31. Crowdfunding for Grantmakers
Getting started
Play with the platforms & give.
Survey your grantees for interest.
Reach out to the platform leads.
Pilot a campaign match.
Advanced: find your next grantee
through a platform.
33. Resources
Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency
www.grantcraft.org/transparency
Infographic: What’s Trending With Foundations and Social Media
http://www.glasspockets.org/glasspockets-gallery/foundations-and-social-
media-infographic
The Value Added of Engagement (on foundation executives using Twitter)
http://blog.grantcraft.org/2014/01/the-value-added-of-engagement/
Knight Foundation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/knightfdn
Case Foundation on Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/casefoundation
Also see Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s various social media
accounts: http://www.rwjf.org
34. Resources, continued
Open Data: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data
On “Big Listening,” Beth Kanter interviews Rachel Weidinger of Upwell
http://www.bethkanter.org/listener/
Is “Ambient Data” from Social Media Channels Useful for Funders?
http://www.bethkanter.org/ambient-data/
Reporting Commitment Map http://www.glasspockets.org/philanthropy-in-
focus/reporting-commitment-map
The hGrant format used by the Reporting Commitment
http://www.foundationcenter.org/grantmakers/hgrant.html
AshokaFeedback Labs: http://feedbacklabs.org/
35. Resources, continued
Kickstartercuratedpages https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/curated-
pages?ref=home_curated
ioby collaborations
•http://www.ioby.org/nycecoschools
•http://ioby.org/memphis
•https://ioby.org/project/sjcs-rain-gardens-art-campaign
StartSomeGood: http://startsomegood.com/
StartSomeGood Network Pages (like Kickstarter’scurated pages)
http://startsomegood.com/Community/NetworkPartners
Black Girls CODE/Kapor Center case study
http://www.philanthrogeek.com/crowdfunding/ultimate-matching-grant-
grantmaker-joined-crowd/